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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

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Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright. Bottom Line.

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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

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Sunanda Bharti on the Michelin Stars and its interaction was trademark laws. Bharti is a Professor of Law at Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark! What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law?

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A DAVID AND GOLIATH STYLE UGG BOOT DISPUTE

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The Court of Appeals affirmed the previous decision of the district court which found that Australian Leather had wilfully infringed Deckers’ “UGG” trademarks by selling less than 15 pairs of UGG branded boots in the U.S.,

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Rooh v. Dil: A Battle Of Emotion?

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Introduction: The concept of comparing and considering a trademark in its entirety is a well-established tenet in trademark law. When a trademark is registered, it provides protection to the mark as a whole, even if it is a composite trademark with numerous aspects in it. Vardhman Properties Ltd.,

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New Tools, Old Rules: Is The Music Industry Ready To Take On AI?

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Artists also may own registered trademarks in their names for use as source identifiers. As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising. Ciccone , 824 F.3d

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The Concept of Family of Trademarks

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The same is majorly influenced by the mode of use, nature of advertising, and inherent nature contributing to the inherent distinctiveness of the mark owing to its common characteristics. The issue of the distinctiveness of a family of trademarks was brought forth in the case of Pure & Simple Concepts, Inc.

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

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Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Plaintiffs allegedly used the 12 O’Clock Boyz trademarks since 2001 and registered the marks in 2016. The court, in a careful opinion, rejected all the claims.